What´s the weather like?
Match the words and definitions. tornado pouring showers gale – force flood hailstorm hurricane lightning thunder blizzard heatwave a) _______________ b) _______________ a severe snow storm with strong winds it´s raining a lot c) _______________ d) _______________ there are very strong winds a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground e) _______________ a short period of rain or snow f) _______________ a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially
in the West Atlantic Ocean
g) _______________ when everything becomes filled and covered with water
h) ________________ a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
i) ________________ a flash of bright light in the sky
j) ________________ the loud noise that you hear during a storm
k) ________________ a period of time when the weather is much hotter than usual
Underline the odd word out a) b) c) d) e) flood thunder tornado hot cold showers lightning showers boiling warm pouring storm hurricane warm freezing heatwave blizzard tsunami below zero blizzard

Climate change
Complete the sentences form the list below. tsunamis heatwave flooding emissions temperatures
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Climate change is something that we cannot close our eyes to. The following things are predicted to happen if we carry on polluting the atmosphere with CO2 ________________ .
The number of storms and ____________ will have doubled. The European cities will be suffering 50 days a year of _____________ when ________________are over 30°C. Sea levels will have risen by more than 11 metres, ______________ large areas of low – lying cities, such as London.
Read the article and tick A, B or C
This paper addresses the historical documentation of tornadoes and the awareness of tornadic events in the area of the present Czech Republic throughout the last nine centuries. The oldest records of tornado occurrence in the region can be found in chronicles from the first half of the 12th century - the two most interesting of these are presented here in translation from the original Latin texts. Several other cases of possible tornadoes and waterspouts can be found in chronicles from the
12th and 13th centuries. However, from the descriptions of the events, it is not always clear if the phenomenon was a tornado, waterspout, dust swirl, or if it was of a non-tornadic nature. From the
14th to 19th centuries, tornado records are rather scarce for the region. During the ‘‘socialist’’ period, the term ’’tornado’’ was seldom used and they were poorly understood, producing a view that ‘‘tornadoes do not occur in Central Europe’’. The situation began to change with the works of
Munzar (1993), and new records showed that about one tornado per year occurred between 1994 and 1999. a) According to the text, the tornadic events in the area of the present Czech Republic could appear:
1) in 13 th century 2) in 9 th century 3) in 8 th century b) From the chronicles is clear that the events were tornadoes.
1) yes 2) no 3) isn´t said c) During the socialist period the term “tornado” was used:
1) very often 2) rarely 3) usually d) How often did the tornado occur between 1994 and 1999?
1) Once a year 2) three times a year 3) once every two years

Weather idioms to be on cloud nine to be snowed under to be extremely happy and excited to have too much work, to be very busy like greased lightning a storm in a teacup very quick a lot of fuss about something unimportant not have the foggiest idea to not know anything at all about something
Complete the sentences with the correct form of idioms
1.
Sorry darling, I´ll come later. I__________________at work.
2.
They are always arguing but it is only ____________________.
3.
What is the name of the girl we met yesterday? I don’t _____________________.
4.
I was so happy when I passed the exam, I was ___________________
5.
Why have you decided to change your job so quickly? In fact, it was ____________________.

RESULTS:
What´s the weather like? a) blizzard b) pouring c) gale force d) tornado e) showers f) hurricane g) flood h) hailstorm i) lightning k) thunder l) heatwave
Underline the odd word out a) heatwave b) blizzard c) showers d) below zero e) warm
Climate change emissions tsunamis heatwave temperatures
Read the article and tick A, B or C a) 1 b) 1 c) 2 d) 1
Complete the sentences with the correct form of idioms
1) am snowed under
2) a storm in a teacup
3) have the foggiest idea
4) on cloud nine
5) like greased lightning flooding